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So true it hurts. My go-to grocery recently downgraded to the CC chip customer-facing-POS. I used to be able to swipe my card ahead of time and generally be o
by Obi_Juan_Kenobi 10y ago
So true it hurts. My go-to grocery recently downgraded to the CC chip customer-facing-POS. I used to be able to swipe my card ahead of time and generally be on my way within about 6 seconds of the last item being scanned. Now the system has no pre-swipe ability and far more lag. Like, the first few times I used it I messed up and hit wrong buttons because there was ~1000ms of lag. It works sorta-alright if you use the CC chip, but it's trash otherwise.
I just don't understand how that big of a fuck-up is possible; they were clearly losing money with much longer lines. Everyone complained about it, and I know I don't make quick stops anymore because it's too much hassle.
- walterbell 10y agoYes, the new CC chip readers are so slow (must keep card in machine vs. quick swipe) and multi-step that it's faster to use cash.
- seanp2k2 10y agoThe part that really upsets me about how the US is doing chip-and-pin is that they're missing the pin part. Someone can still steal my wallet or card and use it without anything else. It provides very little additional security while adding more complexity, expense to merchants (which they'll pass on to customers), and much worse UX.